Law and legislation--Kentucky; Wills--Kentucky; Justice of the peace--Kentucky; Sheriffs--Kentucky
Littell's Statute Law of Kentucky, published from 1809-1819, has the first critically edited compilation of Kentucky statutes. It has long been recognized by lawyers as one of the founding documents of state law and by historians of early Kentucky...
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. This issue says Vol. 17. No. 18. but is actually Vol. 17. No. 20. There are portions missing from the side of each page...
Apartment houses; Porches; Fences; Street railroad tracks; Buildings
Address: 429 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. This apartment building has a sign on its canopy announcing, "Chesterfield." Several Corinthian columns support the stone canopy and two pediments emphasize the Greek Revival influence of...
Automobile service stations; Buildings; Transportation; Brick wall signs; Signs (Notices)
A Gulf service station sits at the corner of a street which is likely located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The lot has two tall lampposts with five white globes. Fuel pumps sit by a small brick building with terra cotta roof tiles. Cars are...
Mary Hill School, Sixth & Kentucky Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Square, three-story brick building having a flat roof with small pediments on the front and side. Over the door is written, "Mary D. Hill School." A white picket fence...
Columbian School, 1337 South 18th Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Two-story brick building with large pediments on the front and side; a front arched entryway of stone; and a corner one story section built into a recess, in front of which sit two...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Schools; Louisville Male High School (Louisville, Ky.)
Boys High School, later Male High School, at the corner of Brook Street and Breckinridge Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Four-story building with front entrance pillars and also a small side porch. There are pediments over the top floor's windows,...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Universities & colleges; University of Kentucky--Buildings
Administration Building at University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1924. Three-story brick building with an above-ground basement. The lower part of the building is covered in ivy. The upper two floors have square brick pillars. The pillars...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Universities & colleges; University of Kentucky--Buildings
Basketball Gymnasium, 1924. Wide brick building with high domed windows. White band above windows. Two entrance doors with white-pillared roofs also enclosed by high, square brick pillars eventually ending in triangular pediments.
Buildings; Educational facilities; Universities & colleges; University of Kentucky--Buildings
Composite photo of Civil Engineering, old Chemistry Building, new chemistry building and White Hall at University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1924 (clockwise from upper left). Respectively, the buildings have horizontal details; turrets;...
Buildings; Public accommodation facilities; Hotels; Galt House (Louisville, Ky.)
The Galt House, First and Main Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Light five story building with high ceilinged, domed windowed first floor. Each successive floor has a different window ornament--pediments, bars with supports, bars, and arcs. Street...
Address: 3005 River Road, Louisville, Kentucky. On the right, the Louisville Water Tower stands 169 feet tall. The base is surrounded by Corinthian columns and the water standpipe is enclosed within a Doric column. This architectural theme is...
City & town halls; City Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Historic buildings; Buildings
Address: 527 W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The Courthouse at the corner of Jefferson and Sixth Streets in Louisville, Kentucky. The building was constructed with clean lines, columns, and pediments which contrasted City Hall's...
City & town halls; City Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Historic buildings; Clocks & watches; Buildings
Address: 527 W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A flag flies over the brightly lit Courthouse at the corner of Jefferson and Sixth Streets in Louisville, Kentucky. The building was constructed with clean lines, columns, and pediments which...
“The Acropolis about 480 BC. The partly-built earlier temple of Athena stands on the southern edge, with the archaic temple of Athena Polias to the left.“ (caption, p.11)
Architecture; Buildings; Religious facilities; Temples; Theaters; Open-air theaters; Social & civic facilities; Cultural facilities; Treasuries; Monuments; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments;...
"Reconstruction of the sanctuary of Apollo giving a general picture of the sanctuary buildings and dedications. It is quite faithful from an architectural point of view but contains several imaginary features, particularly with regard to the...
"The Sanctuary of Asclepius is at the bottom left." (Caption, p.101); "The new skene, which had three doorways in it, was fronted by a closed colonnade. It also had two wings projecting forward 5 metres (16 1/2 feet), which were...
